Cover fastener



Feb. 25, H w l s COVER FASTENER Filed July 25, 1936 filwuherbe rt 06155Patented Feb. 25, 1941 I r i I UNITED "STATES PATENT orrics CovenFASTENER John Herbert Weiss, Augusta, Ga., assignor to Leighway FastenerCompany Benton Harbor,

Mich, a corporation of Michigan Application July 25, 1936, Serial No.92,536 7 Claims. (01. 217-124) This invention relates to coverfasteners, and the hoop I and the under side of the stave 5, as moreparticularly to thewire fasteners employed shown more clearly in Figs. 2and 4 of thedrawon bushel basket covers, or on the covers. for ing, andas indicated in dotted lines in Fig.3 of half bushel baskets, forremovably securing the the drawing. V

covers in place, after the baskets are filled. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4of the drawing, the 5 Generally stated, the object of the inventionbasket body 8 is provided with inner and outer is to provide a novelconstruction and arrangetop hoops 9 and H1, in the well known manner,ment whereby the ends of the wire, of the and the other members ll, ofthe two wire cover fastener members that are secured to the basketfasteners are attached to these hoops in the 10 cover, are insertedbetween the upper edge of manner shown, by inserting the wire inwardly,10

the cover hoop and the lower surface of the and by suitably clinchingthe ends I2 against the veneer strips of'the cover, thereby to morefirmly inside hoop. The tonguelike loops thus formed anchor the endportions of the wire in the maextend straight, upwardly, from the pointsterials of the cover, and also to prevent the ends where they areinserted through the hoops, when of the wire from scratching or injuringthe the basket is ready for filling, and when the hands of the workers,one kind or another, who coveris placed in position; as is obvious,these are called upon to handle the baskets and covers. tongues I3 willextend upwardly through the It is also an object to provide certaindetails loops It of the cover fastener members, and the and specificfeatures of construction tending to tongues l3 are then bent down in themanner increase the general efficiency and desirability of shown in Fig.3 of the drawing.

wire basket cover fasteners of this particular In this way, the cover issecurely, but removcharacter. ably, held in place on the top of thebasket.

To the foregoing and other useful ends, the By anchoring the wire ends"I, in the manner invention consists in matters hereinafter set shownand described, the fastener member 6 is 5 forth and claimed and shown inthe accompanyless liable to pull out, when it is interconnected ingdrawing, in whichwith the wire members on the basket body, and

1 is a plan View of a basket cover proin addition, the ends I areembedded and covered vided with wire fastener members embodying in amanner to prevent them from scratching the the principles of theinvention. i hands of workers who have to handle the baskets Fig. 2 isan enlarged detail or fragmentary and covers. In addition, it will beseen that the section on line 2-4 in Fig. l of the drawing. points ofdownward insertion of the wire, in the Fig. 3 is a perspective of aportion of abasket sheet material 2, are co-operatively close to thecover, and the adjacent portion of the basket points of horizontalinsertion between the sheet body, showing the two wire fastener members,material and the hoop, whereby the stiffness of one on the cover, andthe other on the basket the wire is effeotiveto prevent loosening of the35 body, interconnected to hold the cover in place. 100D. where it isvertically, B fi in e Sheet 4 is a detail or fragmentary section onmaterial. Moreover, the sharp points of the line la in Fig.3 of thedrawing. wire are prevented from moving downward,

As thus illustrated, the basket cover, to which when a pull is imposedon the loop, and. thus the invention is applied, comprises a preformedju y e u t o ther C ntents of the 40 hoop I, to which the flat staves orboards 2 are basket is prevented. In other words, without the secured bystaples 3, in the well known manner. engagement of the sharp points ofthe wire with There is a cross stave 4, fastened to the top of the1100p, the e Wou d not o y be the danger the cover, with projectingends, so that these of the loosening of the loop where it is inserted 5ends can be inserted through the basket handles, through the sheetmaterial, but there would also in the well known manner. be the dangerthat the end portions of the wire At the opposite ends of the top stave5, which would swing or move downward, as the result of is above thestaves 2 and under the cross stave such loosening, and would scratch orinjure the a, wire fastener members 6 are provided, each contents of thebasket.

member being loop-shaped or bail-shaped in Thus it will be seen that aneffective method 50 form, with the end of the loop extending beyond isprovided for the disposition of the ends of a the end edge of the stave5, in the manner shown. wire fastener member. As shown and described,The end portions of the wire are inserted downthe said fastener memberis a cover fastener for w-ardly through the stave 5, and the extreme abasket cover. But a staple-shaped or baleend portions I are insertedoutwardly between shaped wire member, of any suitable or desired form orcharacter, for any suitable or desired purpose, may have its endscovered and disposed in position by insertion between flat material andthe edge of a hoop, in order not only to more thoroughly anchor the wiremember in the materials, but also to protect the hands of workersagainst injury by the sharp ends of the wire.

Thus the tight clamping of the ends 1 on the upper edge of the hoop orstrip l, by the flat material 5, so that the member I4 will not pull outin ordinary use, is an important feature of the invention.

It is also obvious that this invention relates to covers having areinforcing strip on the under side thereof, as without the reinforcingstrip, such as the hoop I, the ends of the wire could not be clamped andrigidly held in place in the manner shown and described. Morespecifically considered, the invention relates to basket covers of thekind that have a hoop .on the bottom thereof, which hoop is adapted torest upon the round upper edge of the basket.

As shown more clearly in Fig. 2, the edge of the flat material 5preferably extends a distance beyond the hoop l and thus the ends of thewire terminate short of said edge, and thus do not extend beyond theouter side of said hoop.

' What I claim as my invention is:

l. A cover for a shipping container, compris-,

ing a reinforcing strip for the under side of the cover, adjacent theouter edge of the latter, flat sheet material resting on the upper edgeof said strip, means permanently inserted downward through said materialand into said strip, so that the latter is permanently fastened to theunder side of said material, a wire loop disposed fiatwise .on the upperside of the cover and project- 'ing beyond the edge thereof, the legs ofthe loop extending downward through said material and then outward withtheir ends clamped between the upper edge of said strip and the underside of said material, so that said ends are covered and tightly heldagainst displacement when a pull is exerted on said outer end of theloop, in combination with flexible means on the side of the containerbody for insertion upwardly through said loop, adapted to be bent downto form, hook engagement with said loop.

2. A cover for a shipping container, comprising a reinforcing strip forthe underside of the cover, adjacent the outer edge of the latter, fiatsheet material resting on the upper edge of said strip, meanspermanently inserted downward through said material and into said strip,so that the latter is permanently fastened to the under side of saidmaterial, a wire loop disposed fiatwise on the upper side of the coverand projecting beyond the outer side of said strip, the legs of the loopextending downward through said material and then outward with theirends clamped between the upper edge of said strip and the under side ofsaid material, so that said ends are covered and tightly held againstdisplacement when a pull is exerted on said outer end of the loop, incombination with flexible means on the side of the container body forinsertion upwardly through said loop, adapted to be bent down to formhook engagement with said loop.

3. A cover for a shipping container, comprising a reinforcing strip forthe under side of the cover, adjacent the outer edge of the latter, flatsheet material resting on the upper edge of said strip, meanspermanently inserted downward through said material and into said strip,so that the latter is permanently fastened to the under side of saidmaterial, a wire cover fastened disposed on the upper side of the coveradjacent the edge thereof, the legs of the fastener extending downwardthrough said material and then outward with their ends clamped betweenthe upper edge of said strip and the under side of said material, sothat said ends are covered and tightly held against displacement when apull is exerted on said outer end of the fastener, in

combination with flexible means on the side of the container body forinsertion upwardly inside said fastener, adapted to be bent down to formhook engagement with said fastener.

4. A structure as specified in claim 3, said strip comprising an annularhoop, said container body having an annular rim firmly engaging thelower edge of said hoop, and a cover fastener with similarly clampedends diametrically opposite the first mentioned clamped ends.

5. A structure as specified in claim 3, said clamped ends being parallelwith and directly below the legs of said fastener.

6. A cover for a basket comprising a mat portion, a rim extendingentirely around the said mat portion and secured thereto, and fastenerelements secured to said mat portion and each comprising a U-shapedmember having the closed end thereof disposed above and extendingoutwardly beyond the edge of said mat portion for cooperation withfastener elements on the basket body and having the leg portions thereofextending through and along the under surface of said mat portion andterminating between said rim and said mat portion whereby to preventdeformation of the said leg portions.

7. A cover for a basket comprising a mat portion, a rim extendingentirely around the said mat portion and secured thereto, and fastenerelements secured to said mat portion and each comprising a U-shapedmember having the closed end thereof disposed above and extendingoutwardly beyond the edge of said mat portion for cooperation withfastener elements on the basket body and having the leg portions thereofextending through and along the under surface of said mat portion andbetween said rim and said mat portion whereby to prevent outwardperforation of said rim by the said leg portions.

JOHN HERBERT WEISS.

